The 7th Annual Celtic Fiddle Mass
To All Musicians: The 7th Annual Celtic Fiddle Mass will be held at St. Anthony’s Church in Apple Hill on Sunday, October 23, 2022.
To All Musicians: The 7th Annual Celtic Fiddle Mass will be held at St. Anthony’s Church in Apple Hill on Sunday, October 23, 2022.
For over fifty years Shelley MacPhee has been a driving force and is heavily influential with the ongoing operation of the Glengarry School of Piping and Drumming. During this time, hundreds of students, a good number from Glengarry, have passed through the school, learning the fine art of highland bagpiping and drumming.
To this day, The Regimental Pipes and Drums of the SD&G Highlanders is comprised of serving and retired members of the unit as well as civilian members. For 130 years this band has been known for their deep Celtic roots in Glengarry and adherence to the traditions of the Highlanders. Its roots in the Militia Companies of Glengarry, (No. 4 Company, Lancaster, No. 5 Company, Williamstown, and No. 7 Company, Dunvegan) have made outstanding contributions to Celtic music in Glengarry.
First taught by her dad, Ian, when she was ten and later by Denis Lanctot, Ashley MacLeod-Mcrae’s youthful exuberance and love for the fiddle made her a master artist of our time. She and her dad have helped to reignite the interest in fiddle music in Glengarry.
Alexander and Christina Watt were definitely a musical duo, he an accomplished fiddler and she, a piano music teacher. A cousin recalls that a parties could go on their house till the wee hours of the morning, visitors playing until time to go home for chores.
Our AGM is going to be held on Tuesday September 20th at 10:30 am at the Hall in Williamstown. This meeting is open to the public, so please feel free to attend.